It needs to stop

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 04 Aug 2006, 07:33

We've had a couple closer to home recently, and now this:

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/a ... rent_id=29

Loynesy · Post by **Loynesy** » 04 Aug 2006, 09:28

Fair point, but on a point of interest, why were you reading the Gulf Times?

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 04 Aug 2006, 09:35

Because the Qatar Tribune was offline when I went to read it. Duh!

AndreWardFan2006 · Post by **AndreWardFan2006** » 05 Aug 2006, 14:43

What needs to stop? The booing for a winning opponent or the home-field advantage that seems to ruin fights? Both i'm assuming.

~A.W.F~

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 05 Aug 2006, 14:45

Dodgy Judging. Predominantly home-advantage, but not always ie. Kelly fight.

AndreWardFan2006 · Post by **AndreWardFan2006** » 05 Aug 2006, 14:48

It would be hard to filter through judges, it is a shame that some of them do that.

~A.W.F~

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 05 Aug 2006, 15:01

I know - it would be hard I guess to filter judges before a fight. But I don't even know whether any of these judges (in, for example) are even questioned or called into question at all.)

The irony is, Beat Hausamann, who gave the widest decision against Kelly in the Maludrottu, is Swiss :) I can't remember the exact line the EBU took after that - something like, well, hmm, quite close, er, Kelly can fight the winner again. Hausamann has meanwhile continued to judge, admittedly not outside Switzerland.

I don't want to particularly go for Hausamann here, but just taking him as an example, has any one from on high bothered/thought about a) questioning his motives b) questioning his ability c) asking him about these two?

We all know it goes on, but when it gets to the level of the Kelly fight or this fight in Japan, then it becomes farcical, and starts to seriously damage the already poor reputation of boxing